BANGALORE,
JAN. 11.
Four persons were killed and a youth was injured in road accidents here on Saturday.

Police said Lakshman (19) of Rajarajeshwarinagar, who was riding pillion on a moped, died when a lorry hit the vehicle near Kanakadasa Circle in BEML Layout in Byatarayanapura Police Station limits on Saturday. The rider, Raghuraman (18), also of Rajarajeswarinagar, who escaped with minor injuries, was treated at the nearby Children's Hospital. The two were studying for a diploma in PES College. They were returning from a sports event and blood donation programme at Bangalore University. Police have seized the lorry and are looking for its driver, who is reported to be absconding.

C. N. Kumaraswamy (40) of Nandini Layout was killed when his scooter skidded and fell on 3rd Cross, 1st Stage, Mahalakshimi Layout, on Saturday. He died on the way to a private hospital.

Anna Dorai (23) of Srirampuram was killed when his motorcycle and a car collided on 1st Main, Vasanthnagar, on Saturday. He died on the way to a hospital. The driver of the car had abandoned the vehicle.

C.H. Mohali (55) of Andhra Pradesh, who was crossing the Jayamahal Main Road after watching the circus Palace Ground, was fatally knocked down by a lorry at 10 p.m. on Saturday. He was taken to a private hospital. He died while being shifted to NIMHANS.

Body found: The police found the body of a 65-year-old man in front of a wine store at Gangammanagudi Circle on Saturday. The body has been kept at the mortuary at M.S. Ramaiah Hospital.